BRITISH Transport Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was killed by a train on Monday.

The man was struck by a Chester-Crewe passenger train near to the Venetian Marina at Cholmondeston, near Nantwich.

A British Transport Police spokesman said: 'The train driver reported he saw a man on the line, but was unable to stop before hitting him. All he can tell us is the man had short dark hair and looked to be between 30 and 40 years old.

'There do not appear to be any suspicious circumstances, but we are appealing for witnesses to help us in our investigations. At this stage the man cannot be named.'

Firefighters from Nantwich and ambulance crews attended the scene to help recover the body.